Dirigible-headlight structure.



E- AMES.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT STRUCTURE.

APPUCAUON FILED NOV. 27, 1917- Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

EDWARD AMES.

0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

DIRIGIBLE-HEADLIGHT STRUCTURE.

Application filed November 27, 1917.

To all whom 2'! may floaeern:

lie it known that l, l'lnwaan Amos, a eitti- Zen of the United States. residing: at Toledo, in the enmity of lAltzu-z and Slate of ()hio, have invented eel'tain new and useful Improvements in Dirigihle-lleatllight Shale tres. of 'llltll the following: is a P9t'ifitf2ltion.

The present invention has to do with im provements in dirigihle headlight struetlues for \ehieles as designed particularly for appliealion to antomohiles. and said invention has for its primal; ohjeet the provision with means for .s-hi't'tinr the light horizontally to follow the dinlion of movement; of the \"ehirle, of means for tilting the light to ranse a depression of the light heath So as to more directly and clearly illuminate the path.

'ith the. above and other ohjet'ts in view, this invention eonsists in llle tflnstl'fl lion, romhination and arrangement of parts all as hereinafter more fully desrrihed (-laimed and illustrated in the :m'ompanying drawings, in whieh:

Figure 1 isfront elevalion showing the application of my invenlion to a vehirle sin pm'l;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the lamp structure portions heing hrohen awav and shown in sent ion to more elearl v tliseloso the details of eonstrartimt:

Fig. 3 is a national view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2: and

Figs. 4 and S are sertional views on the rt-speetive lines LA- and 5 ol Fig,

Referring to the drawing, l iinlirates rite \l'llltlt' wheeled support and 2 the drag link of the steering meehanism therefor. on whirh is seenred a clip 3. l'aslrning l| means til :1 set t'rew 4 or otherwiar- The ide frame narnhers 3 oi' the whit-Ir are |=lnvidell with laterally projw'tin; low-hat ll in rarh nl' whieli is disposed a tnlmlar tam| artl T llaeh of these slamlat'tls is formed with an annular flange H intermediate itlength resling upon the hraeliets ti and a set srrew 5 extends through the hrarlirt into ngagement with the llllillllli \lalltllll'tl l'or holditt; the same relativelv stationary.

At the upp r end eat'lt standard T formed with an enlarged head l he upper suri'aee ol' whirl: has .1 pair Hl' l'2ihi ut' inelinations ll leading from re d-wen 1:).

A lamp 1% is supported by earh of the Specification of Letters Patent Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

Serial No. 204,195.

standards. being preferably mounted in a lamp holder 14 which is formed with a cap 15 engaging over the enlarged head of the standard 7. The cap is preferably cupshaped and interim-1y thereof are a. pair of spaced lags 16 which are adapted to ride upon the inclinations 11 hereinbefore referred to. An operating rod 17 extends upwardly through the hollow standard 7 and is connected by the link 18 with the clip 3. The link 18 extends through an aperture 19 and is so formed as to provide for relative movement of the parts as desirable in constrnrtions of this character to accommodate for rising and falling of the running gear.

The upper end of the rod 17 is ivotally connected to the lamp holder by t e pin 20. A.

connecting rod 21 connects the lamps together so that the operation of one of the rods 17 through movement of the drag link 2 will impart corresponding movement to the lamps. both of which will turn in the dirrelion of movement of the vehicle. Owing: to the emu formation of the upper extremity of the standards 7 when the lamps are rotated in a horizontal plane. one lag of the lamp holder will ride upwardly upon an im-lination while the opposite lug as will ride dowim'ardly into a recess 12, this musing a tilting action of the lam the cap 15 of the lamp holder being suitably sh 1 lo enahlr thi: lilting; aetinn. Tl will M ppavent thal as the vehit'le turns the light, rays from the lamp in addition to following the direetion of movement will be thrown in a dowmvald tlirertion so as to illlnninate more direetlv the path of travel ilnmetliatelv wheels. It is needless to indicate the advanlages for this arrangement as it is quite gem orally known that sueh illmnination of the imilu'tlizll path f travel is very desirable in tllllllllllllllfl the dangers in rounding t'lll'\lf\.

in front; of .the respeetive Havin thus described my invention. what: 1 00 I elaim as new is: t

L in a dirigihhlight struetare for vehit-lea; the eonihhiatiou of a lamp, a supporting slantlai'tl therefor terminating in a cam head, lllKillls for rotating said lamp. and a otal t'oltlIt'rl-itln with its standard and being 2. In a dirigibie light structure fur ve hicks, the cmnbination of a lamp a hollow supimring standard there fur, nuaans for fixin; anti standard relakivc to the vehirir, a lamp helder :nmmtrd n the upper and of said standard, aid :w-tzzndard having depre sinus and cams lead ng therefrom With which the homer a? the lamp coijperatus t0 tilt 1hr 'l'flmp, and an wpvrativu (runnertion lwtavien the lmldrr and HH: strering nwcimnism of the vehicle for rotating tho lamp.

3 The combination with u whirlc and steering nwrhanism tha-Pefur. of :i dirigihlv light. structure comprisinga Emlimv simulard, a bracket in which said standard is HUI)- purted ha ing means for hul ling the stamiard in 52mm pusitinn, a lamp rapport Q ed u'lon said stunriard an 0 wmtirw rod r l 1 H tending flirmagh the standard and Inning piuetui unnecthm with the lamp a link mvnding; through the up rating rod and mum-vied with the Hft'QIiug1110011111115!!! of the vehir'lr, and means intvrnmi'mlv 11m standard and the lamp for tihing the lat ter when the lamp is rotatm] in a horizontal plane.

4. The combination with :1 whirls 21ml sun-ring nwrlmnism Hwrrfm' of :1 dirigiblv light structure cmnprising :1 lmihm' wtznui an! having an ammim' flzmgv iuivrnmlimv its length. :1 brm'krt with \vllirll wiel fizmgu ngagvrs fur supporting Hm standard. said standard having an uniazrg'r-d hrm] a? ils upper em] Fnrme'd will! spared rams a bump holder prm'idrcl \Vth :1 m ul\; :l; i2|;j ulnml the vnl'rn'gml head and having rqmrml lur thereon ("ngzsgrablv wilh thvc'zl nmzilnl 11mm Grating r011 extruding hrnugh H Hhnuhzrd. pivotaliy mmm-Imf ith 1hr lump hnhlvr n1 um (and and u wrntivrrv munurlml with (hr Sieuring mw'hullism or ilu- \wizivlv :11 NW nfhur 0m]. \rhvrrhy upnn rnhliilm nf thv EDWARD MES. 

